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In Celebration of the Release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug…
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Posted by Luke Miksa on December 24, 2013
https://sorryimlate.com/2013/12/24/in-celebration-of-the-release-of-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug/
The Best Part of 2013 was…
…when this tweet about The Spectacular Now (also about cats) was favourited by the film’s co-screenwriter and executive producer Michael H. Weber:
So I’m sitting down before The Spectacular Meow when someone tells me it’s actually called Spectacular NOW and there’s no cats in it!! #Dang
— Luke Miksa (@SorryImLateLM) August 10, 2013
The man that was responsible for one of my favourite films of the year happened to like one of the dumbest things I’ve ever written. Things that make you go…
Boom
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Posted by Luke Miksa on December 23, 2013
https://sorryimlate.com/2013/12/23/the-best-part-of-2013-was/
Trailer Talk: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Behold the new theatrical trailer for the upcoming sequel to director Marc Webb‘s (WEBB!!) mediocre 2012 franchise re-start, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
The trailer opens with Spidey (Andrew Garfield) in free-fall, much like Chev Chelios at the end of Crank. Unlike Chelios — even though they are both chemically enhanced — Spider-Man swings away at the vital moment to thwart crime instead of hitting the pavement.
Honestly, the trailer looks fantastic. Now that they have done away with telling the origin story (once again!), we can start dwelling on the character of Peter Parker and the action of the film. My only concern is the addition of too many new characters and plots; which, if you remember, is what made Spider-Man 3 such an overblown and underwhelming event.
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Posted by Luke Miksa on December 7, 2013
https://sorryimlate.com/2013/12/07/trailer-talk-the-amazing-spider-man-2/
The Biggest Problem with ‘Man of Steel’
As Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel hit Australian home video this week, I got to reminiscing on how disappointed I was when I viewed it on its theatrical release.
I will gladly admit to being a tremendous Superman fan — possessive even — but I am generally not the kind of person to kick up a fuss when someone comes along and changes aspects to a long-standing character (especially a character with the 75-year legacy of Superman). Changes keep things fresh, and different artists are always going to have different perspectives and visions. I’m hip to this, and I enjoy seeing various interpretations.
I don’t need to warn you about MASSIVE SPOILERS from now on, do I?
The makers of Man of Steel made many changes: Perry White is black. Jimmy Olson is female. Lois Lane deciphers Clark Kent’s secret identity almost immediately. Superman is actually forced to kill as a last resort (which is kind of a big deal). All of these are fairly drastic changes, but I applaud them because they are either intriguing or they positively add to the narrative.
But there is still something that bugs me, and I’ve narrowed it down to this guy:
Oh, herro
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Posted by Luke Miksa on November 9, 2013
https://sorryimlate.com/2013/11/09/the-biggest-problem-with-man-of-steel/
Review: Gravity (2013) — Bringing Art Back to the Multiplex; an Out-of-This-World Big-Screen Experience
From Oscar-nominated Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity is the long-awaited directorial follow-up to the filmmaker’s acclaimed and ground-breaking dystopian science-fiction film Children of Men, released all the way back in 2006. Seven years is a long time between films — especially with the buzz that Children of Men generated with audiences — but thankfully Gravity is every bit the worthy continuation in Cuarón’s stellar filmography (which also includes the best Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban.
Gravity is minimalist sci-fi at its best: veteran astronaut Kowalski (George Clooney) leads his final space expedition and finds himself guiding rookie engineer Dr. Stone (Sandra Bullock) on her first. When debris irreparably damages their shuttle during a space-walk, the duo find themselves at the mercy of the vast isolation of space with time, and oxygen, running out and obstacles mounting.
No kidding, the WHOLE MOVIE looks like this!
Gravity is a visually transcendent film: amongst the best looking films in the past ten years, potentially amongst the best of all time. Cuarón made a name for himself with Children of Men with his complex visual compositions and unusually long shot takes. Gravity steps this up to another level; the opening shot of the film is a staggering 13 minutes without cuts! Considering the number of camera movements in that single shot — which starts out serenely and winds up in total chaos — along with the awe-inspiring photography (courtesy of Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life), it’s no wonder that Gravity has esteemed visual film-makers such as James Cameron and Rian Johnson gushing its praises.
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Posted by Luke Miksa on October 5, 2013
https://sorryimlate.com/2013/10/05/review-gravity-2013-bringing-art-back-to-the-multiplex-an-out-of-this-world-big-screen-experience/
In Defence of: BAT-FLECK
The biggest movie news story this past week — as well as perhaps the biggest casting news of the year — was Warner Bros. deciding on their newest man to don Batman’s iconic cape and cowl in the sequel to this year’s Superman flick, Man of Steel. That man is of course Ben Affleck, and the casting became a huge talking point for anyone with an interest in the subject. By talking point, I am referring to the shockingly negative backlash from superhero fans, film fans, and the internet in general.
Within days — hours, even — of the news breaking, message boards and comment sections were overflowing with people spewing their hate-filled vitriol at the decision. Let me repeat: people were genuinely angry and upset at this decision. There was a lot of this:
If you don’t have the time to watch that video (you don’t), that is a TEN MINUTE rant over — and I can’t stress this enough — an actor simply being cast as a fictional character.
How is it possible to cast judgement over something that doesn’t even exist yet?
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Posted by Luke Miksa on August 31, 2013
https://sorryimlate.com/2013/08/31/in-defence-of-bat-fleck/
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